lyster

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijster.

Noun

lyster (plural lysters)

1. thrush

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ljóstr, from ljósta (“to strike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lystər/,

Noun

lyster c (singular definite lysteren, plural indefinite lystre)

1. gig, leister; eel spear

Inflection

Synonyms

• ålespyd

Etymology 2

See lyst (“desire, lust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løstər/,

Noun

lyster c

1. indefinite plural of lyst

Etymology 3

See lyste (“to desire, feel like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løstər/,

Verb

lyster

1. present of lyste

References

• “lyster” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ljóstr.

Noun

lyster f or m (definite singular lystra or lysteren, indefinite plural lystre or lystrer, definite plural lystrene)

1. gig, leister; eel spear

Etymology 2

Noun

lyster m or f

1. indefinite plural of lyst

Etymology 3

Verb

lyster

1. present of lyste

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ljoster (non-standard since 1938)

Etymology

From Old Norse ljóstr m. Akin to English leister.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʏs.tər/

Noun

lyster f (definite singular lystra, indefinite plural lystrer, definite plural lystrene)

1. (fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear

Derived terms

• lystra

References

• “lyster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From French lustre (“shine, gloss”).

Noun

lyster c

1. lustre, glitter, polish, shine

Declension

Etymology 2

Present of obsolete lysta, from Old Norse lysta, Proto-Germanic *lustijaną. Related to lust.

Verb

lyster

1. (present tense only) have lust to, want to

References

• “lyster”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok ‎ (in Swedish), 1937

Anagrams

• sylter